Behaviourism Psychologists

• Pavlov -

  • Classical conditioning
  • Used dogs to test a stimulus response
  • Dogs created an association with the food and the bell
• Watson -

  • Classical Conditioning
  • Little Albert
  • Made a loud noise behind Albert when a white rat was near, Albert made an association and gained a phobia of the rat
• Skinner -

  • Operant conditioning
  • Positive and negative reinforcement
  • Used rats in boxes - hungry rat learned to pull lever as he is rewarded with food